Cultivator.



W. E, MIKESELL.

CULTIVATOR. APPLICATION FILED APR. a, mu.

1,028,53. v PatentedMay28, 1912.

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To 422? whom it may cancer Be 1t known that I, EVILLIAM may be described as being eomi V rout 1 SELL, a crtmen of me Uzutecl Sta l es,

l and rear members 2 and 3 .l 5 l ncl: ere eonneirxl together by 3116511518 or in; Almnzljr H} tire county of ll ll .-:e v fsriol colts being also e,- 7 (led 5.8mm or llll'ilOIS, have lnvenfierl new he eul'e'l'ivzrli-or beam 5 upon which in this manner Securely mounted. 55 m'm the box 'ltlfln'l will rock concentric useful Improvements in Cultivators, or which the following is especifieefion,

This invemion relates to cultivate it has particular reference to means 10 mounting the blade carrying slmnlr upon me cultivator wean w l r b he boxing by 60 ()rre objeet of me mvefotzon 1s 70 of "Z and 8, disposed adjacent 5511111016 and mproved rnezms for so mountmg er' and lower sides of the boxing, the shank that it shell be capable of oseirespee lveay sale-l1 or sale collars beirm pro- 1 lation about its axis, llllllS enabling the blacle video Wi'hh set screw 9 whereby it riley be to be placed a sl reignt position and to be eeoured upon the shank ancl "\vllioh may be 55 aclgusted to elther s1de,.es may be required. loosened to p :mit rhe shank to be vertically A further objec of the invention is to l ivoizzlly associai Ll with the provide simple and improved means Wherecaller 7 is late-l1 member or lever 1011mm? 0 by the oscillatory shank may be raised or :1 booth 1]. adapted to engage the segment lowered, as may be required. 6, l'herebv holding" the shank 1 se- 70 With these and other ends in view which eurely againsi; rotation. The blade 12 has will readily appear as the nature of the inloeen shown as being mounted upon an arm vention is better understood, the some eon 13 which 'pwolally connected with the (l be shed- 5 sists in the improved construction and novel shank i, stud bemg bilurcen,

arrangementeml combination which will be hereinafter and pzu'ticuleriy pointed out lo 111 the mzeolng-mylng clrs.

clle rile sllzrnl. 7 19h loft-er ereuete snle "1 3 illustrererl lple' Eur-1r prel" V lesired the inveniiozr, it being, l'rmvever unrlereo 1 that no limllalion is necessarily made lo vine precise structure (let-ails therein er". but that changes, alterations and 35 tions Within the scope of the claims in resorted to when desired.

In the clrawings,-l?igure 1 is a tive View showing a portion of 'tlleeulw beam and a blade carrying shank m Forarming .55 connection witn the eepebl. being beam "axis to bers, means for securing said members to gether and to the cultivator beam, a seg-- ment rack associated with one of the box members, a blade carrying shank supported for oscillation in the box, and collars adjustably engaging the shank member to prevent longitudinal displacement thereof, one of said collars being equipped with a latch member adapted for engagement with the segment rack.

In testimony whereof I attire my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I WILLIAM E. MIKESELL.

Witnesses:

M. S. RosENKRAns,

FRANK W. SAGER. 

